I was lost--a sinner on the path that leads to destruction.
On February 8, 1977, I accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Saviour and Lord.
On February 8, 1977, I accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Saviour and Lord.
This is My Testimony
I testify that I am saved from eternal damnation by the power of the sacrificial blood of Jesus Christ and not by anything I might do trying to win God's favor.
I testify that God's Word is true, His promises are true, His ways are perfect.
I testify that the Bible contains the answers to all of life's problems and dilemmas.
I testify that the God of the Bible, YHWH, is the One True God, and He has revealed and proved Himself.
I testify that the God of the Bible is love...AND He is to be reverenced; He is to be praised; He has anger; He is the Saviour; He is the Comforter; He is longsuffering; He is merciful; He is the Creator of all things; He is eternal; He is faithful; He has foreknowledge; He is good; He is holy; He is to be worshiped in holiness; He is immutable; He is impartial; He is incomprehensible; He is infinite; He is jealous; He is just; He is omnipotent; He is omnipresent; He is omniscient; He is perfect; He is sovereign; He is to be feared.
I testify that God has called His children not to do as the world does, but to be lights in the world. He has called us to be like Him, and if He is lifted up, He (not cotton candy, pony rides, or any worldly lures) will draw all men unto Him.
I testify that if I don't say what God says, I desire to be corrected...in love.
And I testify that submitting to the will and ways of God which He's shown me has supplied me with more peace and joy than I ever imagined possible.
I want to walk intimately with my Lord and Saviour, "Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you [me] will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:" (Philippians 1:6)
I testify that God's Word is true, His promises are true, His ways are perfect.
I testify that the Bible contains the answers to all of life's problems and dilemmas.
I testify that the God of the Bible, YHWH, is the One True God, and He has revealed and proved Himself.
I testify that the God of the Bible is love...AND He is to be reverenced; He is to be praised; He has anger; He is the Saviour; He is the Comforter; He is longsuffering; He is merciful; He is the Creator of all things; He is eternal; He is faithful; He has foreknowledge; He is good; He is holy; He is to be worshiped in holiness; He is immutable; He is impartial; He is incomprehensible; He is infinite; He is jealous; He is just; He is omnipotent; He is omnipresent; He is omniscient; He is perfect; He is sovereign; He is to be feared.
I testify that God has called His children not to do as the world does, but to be lights in the world. He has called us to be like Him, and if He is lifted up, He (not cotton candy, pony rides, or any worldly lures) will draw all men unto Him.
I testify that if I don't say what God says, I desire to be corrected...in love.
And I testify that submitting to the will and ways of God which He's shown me has supplied me with more peace and joy than I ever imagined possible.
I want to walk intimately with my Lord and Saviour, "Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you [me] will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:" (Philippians 1:6)
A Wee Bit about Me
I wasn't discipled as a young Christian. I attended church regularly for a time, then intermittently. As is too often the case, there were no older women discipling younger women, and the teachings leaned heavily in the direction of saving lost souls and sparsely in the direction of discipling saints, God's children.
Jesus walked with me for many years, and eventually I began to grow. "For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which [be] the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. For every one that useth milk [is] unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, [even] those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil." (Hebrews 12:12-14) The Lord told me to take great care to rely upon the Holy Spirit to guide me into truth and understanding. No, it wasn't an audible voice emanating from the proximity of the ceiling fan. In fact, I'd heard a few voices from pulpits and elsewhere which had served to begin turning me more often toward the practice of the noble Bereans who "received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so". I was hearing and witnessing some things which didn't seem to align with what the Word of God says. It just seemed as if many things were wrong, and right at the top of the list of "Wrong Things"...sat I.
I welcome the Lord's wake-up calls, but my, they're sometimes so painful and humbling. I'm always grateful for the lessons He teaches just between Him and me, sparing me a public red face here and there. But I also embrace the ones which involve a host of other people... O Lord! Why did I do that in front of so many people!? And so loudly...and for so long!?
"This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief." I Timothy 1:15
We need each other. We need instruction and we need correction. If either or both come in love and supported by Scripture (the whole of Scripture--not just those verses which can be isolated and set forth to support a faulty pet belief), we hone one another and become more like Jesus. "Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend." Proverbs 27:17
God has been good to me. God is good. Without Him there isn't any good thing in me. "I am crucified with Christ: neverthless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me." (Galatians 2:20) If any good thing is seen in me, it's the work of the Holy Spirit who lives in me. If I display unlovely characteristics, that's the work of my flesh. My weaknesses, my failings, my sins are many. I am weak, but He is strong.
My greatest desire is that women will see Jesus--not me--in the other pages of my website; that someone or several someones will be encouraged to walk intimately with the Lord, to learn His ways, to receive the blessings of responding to God's love. "That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ." Ephesians 4:14,15
Jesus walked with me for many years, and eventually I began to grow. "For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which [be] the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. For every one that useth milk [is] unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, [even] those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil." (Hebrews 12:12-14) The Lord told me to take great care to rely upon the Holy Spirit to guide me into truth and understanding. No, it wasn't an audible voice emanating from the proximity of the ceiling fan. In fact, I'd heard a few voices from pulpits and elsewhere which had served to begin turning me more often toward the practice of the noble Bereans who "received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so". I was hearing and witnessing some things which didn't seem to align with what the Word of God says. It just seemed as if many things were wrong, and right at the top of the list of "Wrong Things"...sat I.
I welcome the Lord's wake-up calls, but my, they're sometimes so painful and humbling. I'm always grateful for the lessons He teaches just between Him and me, sparing me a public red face here and there. But I also embrace the ones which involve a host of other people... O Lord! Why did I do that in front of so many people!? And so loudly...and for so long!?
"This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief." I Timothy 1:15
We need each other. We need instruction and we need correction. If either or both come in love and supported by Scripture (the whole of Scripture--not just those verses which can be isolated and set forth to support a faulty pet belief), we hone one another and become more like Jesus. "Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend." Proverbs 27:17
God has been good to me. God is good. Without Him there isn't any good thing in me. "I am crucified with Christ: neverthless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me." (Galatians 2:20) If any good thing is seen in me, it's the work of the Holy Spirit who lives in me. If I display unlovely characteristics, that's the work of my flesh. My weaknesses, my failings, my sins are many. I am weak, but He is strong.
My greatest desire is that women will see Jesus--not me--in the other pages of my website; that someone or several someones will be encouraged to walk intimately with the Lord, to learn His ways, to receive the blessings of responding to God's love. "That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ." Ephesians 4:14,15
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul:
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley
of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil:
For thou art with me;
Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me
in the presence of mine enemies:
Thou anointest my head with oil;
My cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life:
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
Psalm 23
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul:
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley
of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil:
For thou art with me;
Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me
in the presence of mine enemies:
Thou anointest my head with oil;
My cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life:
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
Psalm 23
